Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship Jour 2c | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-13 00:44 UTC-7

Dedusha Up; Bicknell Down

123md

Niveau 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Picking up the action on the turn of an board with roughly 40,000 in the pot, Artan Dedusha bet 22,500 from the small blind. Kristen Bicknell called from the button, the river completed the board, Dedusha checked, and Bicknell bet 39,000. Dedusha tanked for nearly three minutes before he called.

Bicknell showed , while Dedusha turned over for jacks and eights to win the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Artan Dedusha	665,000	145,000
Kristen Bicknell	121,000	-99,800

Tags: Artan Dedusha Kristen Bicknell

2017-07-13 00:11 UTC-7

Weissman Takes Sick Beat

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Niveau 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joey Weissman, pictured in a different event.

Mag Botros had a bet of 7,500 in front of him in the hijack on a flop and was facing a check-raise to 29,000 from big blind Joey Weissman. Botros slid in a stack of T5,000 chips that made it 77,500, most of his total chip stack. Weissman wasted little time before moving all in.

"All right," said Botros after about 30 seconds, sliding his remaining 50,000 or so in.

Weissman:
Botros:

Botros was in awful shape with only one live immediate out, but the brought a backdoor flush possibility. The filled the flush, and Botros shouted in celebration. Weissman barely reacted to the beat, counting out 124,400 and sending it over with a "nice hand."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Maged Botros	275,000	275,000
Joey Weissman	141,000	-219,000

Tags: Joey Weissman Mag Botros

2017-07-12 23:58 UTC-7

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated From the Main Event

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Niveau 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Poker's all-time money leader has busted from the Main Event.

The hand before Negreanu busted, he opened to 3,500 from middle position and got calls from both players in the blinds.

When the flop fanned out , the player in the small blind took the betting lead, sliding out 6,100. Negreanu went into the tank.

"If you check, I was doing everything," Negreanu said as he cut down his stack. "Don't know if that's good or bad for you."

Negreanu eventually folded, showing the . His opponent tabled for just six-high. A stunned Negreanu looked around and said, "That had me as confused as I've ever been in my life."

The very next hand, Negreanu moved all-in from early position and was put at risk by John Allan Hinds out of the big blind.

Negreanu:
Hinds:

Negreanu was in great shape to score a double up as the dealer laid out a flop. The turn was , sparking some chatter around the table. Hinds had picked up a flush draw and it would be completed when the dealer swept out the on the river.

Negreanu gave his best to the table, wishing them luck before saying goodbye to the Main Event.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Allan Hinds	115,000	74,200
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminé

Tags: Daniel Negreanu John Allan Hinds

2017-07-12 22:02 UTC-7

Hellmuth's Fall Complete

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Niveau 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Phil Hellmuth had over 130,000 just before dinner break. The 100 minutes that followed the break have been anything but kind to "The Poker Brat", and he just lost the last of chips to complete the slide.

Dario Minieri opened to 2,500 in middle position, and Phil Hellmuth made it 7,500 to go on the button. Francois Pelletant called in the big blind, and Minieri folded, so they went heads-up to a flop. Pelletant came out betting 11,000, and Hellmuth immediately shoved all in for about 18,000. Pelletant called.

Hellmuth:
Pelletant:

"Wow," was all Hellmuth could muster as he stared his Main Event elimination in the face.

The turn was the , leaving Hellmuth dead to a chop. The river was the .

After all the fire he spewed in the hands leading up to his final stand, Hellmuth took his exit with grace, shaking Pelletant's hand and heading for the exits without much to say.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Francois Pelletant	90,000	90,000
Phil Hellmuth	Eliminé

Tags: Francois Pelletant Phil Hellmuth

2017-07-12 21:21 UTC-7

Mike Leah Gets Value on the River

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Niveau 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player in middle position raised to 2,800, and Mike Leah called in the cutoff. The remaining players folded, and they were heads-up.

The flop came , and the first player checked. Leah bet 3,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the , and both players checked. On the river, the first player checked again, and Leah tossed out a bet of 10,000. His opponent thought for over a minute and then called.

Leah tabled for top pair, top kicker, and that was good enough to win him the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mike Leah	75,300	-27,700

Tags: Mike Leah

2017-07-12 21:10 UTC-7

"This is The F***ing Main Event, Bro"

123md

Niveau 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

"He called me with ace-high, and now he's getting it in for 150 blinds. What the f*** is going on here?" asked Phil Hellmuth to his table.

The flop read , and Hellmuth had 30,000 committed post-flop from the button. Alan Cutler was all in with a covering stack from the big blind, and Hellmuth was in the tank for his remaining 67,000 or so. After a little while, he folded.

"Want to see what I have?" asked Cutler.

"Sure," replied Hellmuth.

Cutler showed , and Hellmuth jumped out of his chair.

"Oh my f***ing god! Are you f***ing kidding me? This is the f***ing Main Event, bro," said an enraged Hellmuth, pounding his fist against a nearby wall.

"Its a win-win for me," said Cutler. "Either you bust me and I have a great story, or I bust you and have a great story."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alan Cutler	157,000	22,000
Phil Hellmuth	67,000	-33,000

Tags: Alan Cutler Phil Hellmuth

2017-07-12 20:57 UTC-7

Esfandiari Runs Into Aces and Hits the Rail

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Niveau 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Farah Galfond opened with a raise to 3,000 from early position, and Antonio Esfandiari called. Action folded around to the cutoff, where Kevin Schulz re-raised to 12,000. Galfond called, and Esfandiari called, as well.

On the flop, Galfond and Esfandiari checked over to Schulz, who bet 15,000. Galfond folded, but Esfandiari called. The turn was the , and Esfandiari checked again. Schulz bet 35,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit, then moved all in for around 100,000. Schulz called instantly.

Esfandiari:
Schulz:

Esfandiari was way behind and needed a queen or a jack to stay alive, but the river was the , and that did it for him. He hit the rail, while Schulz brought in his stack, bringing him to just under 400,000 chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kevin Schulz	373,000	373,000
Antonio Esfandiari	Eliminé

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Farah Galfond Kevin Schulz

2017-07-12 20:33 UTC-7

Remz Shows Koon the Big Bluff

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Niveau 9 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Sean Remz, pictured in a different event.

Facing an open and a three-bet from Sean Remz, who put in 6,500 in the cutoff, Jason Koon made it 18,500 in the small blind. The opener folded, but Remz moved all in. Koon got a count of 92,500.

"Why does this always have to happen?" he wondered aloud, muttering something about flipping for all of it. "You snap-shoved, so you probably don't have aces. I know you think I'm just f***ing around, too."

Koon thought for a couple of minutes and revealed the .

"This is my lowest card," he said, folding the behind it.

Remz showed and dragged the pot, admitting he didn't think Koon had it.

"I thought I was playing like a huge nit all day," Koon said.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Remz	126,200	56,200
Jason Koon	86,000	-10,400

Tags: Jason Koon Sean Remz

2017-07-12 18:37 UTC-7

Ferguson Eliminated

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Niveau 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

One of poker's most famous and most infamous has hit the rail from Table 712. Chris Ferguson's old seat was occupied by another player when we passed his table most recently, and his old tablemates filled us in on what happened.

Apparently, Ferguson and Jerome Evans saw a flop. Ferguson bet 5,000, Jerome Evans made it 17,000, and Ferguson put his stack of about 40,000 in with . Unfortunately for the 2000 WSOP Main Event champ, Evans had flopped a set of twos and had him way behind, with Ferguson unable to pull off the subsequent miracle to survive.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jerome Evans	150,000	35,000
Chris Ferguson	Eliminé

Tags: Chris Ferguson Jerome Evans

2017-07-12 18:33 UTC-7

888poker Ambassadors Lovgren and Hof Double

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Niveau 8 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Both Sofia Lovgren and Natalie Hof had been nursing short stacks for quite some time today and scored double-ups just before being moved out of the Pavilion and into the Amazon room. Fellow 888poker ambassador Nicolau Villa-Lobos also bumped up his stack and will be on the move soon, as just nine tables remain.

Lovgren got into a heads-up pot against Yehuda Cohen and checked the river of a board from middle position. There was 24,000 in the pot and Yehuda Cohen bet 6,300 before facing the check-raise all in by Lovgren. Cohen asked for a count and the shove was for 33,400 in total.

"Sofia, Sofia. Do you have a full house?" Cohen asked and took another 20 seconds before calling. Lovgren replied, "No, quads," and rolled over . There were some players on the table joking, "Oh, just quads," while Lovgren raked in the pot with a smile on her face.

One table over, Hof was also at risk. After a raise to 2,300 and a three-bet to 6,000 by the cutoff, Hof shoved from the button for her last 21,700. The initial raiser folded and the cutoff snap-called with . Hof was in desperate shape with , but got there with trips kings thanks to a board of .

"Teach me how to do it," Greg Mueller joked to her in German and Hof grinned back and said, "Just get it in with the worse hand."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sofia Lovgren	94,000	69,000
Nicolau Villa-Lobos	92,000	92,000
Natalie Hof	49,000	15,000
Yehuda Cohen	38,000	-42,000

Tags: Greg Mueller Natalie Hof Nicolau Villa Lobos Sofia Lovgren Yehuda Cohen